Wed Jul 4, 2012, 11:15 AM
bupkus (1,981 posts)
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| Author | Time | Post | |
| bupkus | Jul 2012 | OP | |
| proverbialwisdom | Jul 2012 | #1 | |
| Ikonoklast | Jul 2012 | #2 | |
| ProudToBeBlueInRhody | Jul 2012 | #3 | |
| bupkus | Jul 2012 | #4 | |
| ProudToBeBlueInRhody | Jul 2012 | #5 | |
| bupkus | Jul 2012 | #8 | |
| itsrobert | Jul 2012 | #6 | |
| Odin2005 | Jul 2012 | #7 | |
| bupkus | Jul 2012 | #9 |
Response to bupkus (Original post)
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 11:31 AM
proverbialwisdom (1,603 posts)
1. Google Joe Nocera NYT and democracynow.org for more info.
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Response to bupkus (Original post)
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 11:50 AM
Ikonoklast (21,639 posts)
2. NY/NJ Port Authority is run like a private fiefdom.
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I have a hunch that the Feds are currently working on something to do with wholesale corruption within the PA...industry scuttlebut.
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Response to bupkus (Original post)
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 12:47 PM
ProudToBeBlueInRhody (10,330 posts)
3. This could be bad for Cuomo
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Oh, well.....so be it.
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Response to bupkus (Reply #4)
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 01:43 PM
ProudToBeBlueInRhody (10,330 posts)
5. That's the upside....
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....though I'm optimistic he'll lose anyhow.
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Response to bupkus (Original post)
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 01:53 PM
itsrobert (9,070 posts)
6. It use to be tolls were temporary until the road/bridge, etc was paid off
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Now there is no end. For example the Toll Roads in Orange County, CA go on forever and there is no end in sight. In fact, they are raising the tolls.
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Response to itsrobert (Reply #6)
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 02:03 PM
Odin2005 (48,255 posts)
7. This is classic rent-seeking behavior.
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Ever wonder where the term "Robber Baron" comes from? it comes from medieval French barons who extorted tolls from merchants.
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